

Today we’d like to introduce you to Antoine Didienne.
Antoine, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
I am a French expat and I’ve lived outside of France for over half my life. The reason I bring this up is because I have developed a deep interest in understanding and participating in other people’s cultures for a very long time now and it has influenced greatly in finding my way into wedding and family documentary photography.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I really consider my role to be equal parts photographer/story teller. Growing up as an only child in semi-rural France, I read a lot of books and comics and watched a lot of TV and movies in my free time. Great stories have always had a hold on my imagination and I looked for many role models in them. I particularly loved the adventures of Tintin the reporter, a world traveler, a seeker of truth. All the stories I consumed were always about helping me understand my “self”, about figuring out who I wanted to be when I grew up. It’s the same today. I am a very curious person and I photograph people because my camera is an extension of me and how I seek to understand my own humanity by understanding others.
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
It has never been a better time to be a photographer. Today, I can do things with my camera and my photos that were impossible for decades and that’s great for creativity. But, it is also true that being a professional photographer is not for the faint of heart. Because of the democratization of photography through cell phones and extremely capable entry level cameras, we seem to have lost the importance of meaning when making a photo compared to taking snapshots. There are just too many of them. But again, that just spurs me forward to make better art and be better at my craft. People hire me because I am me, not only because I can take a good picture. Personally, I am very thankful to be a photographer. I get to tell amazing stories that happen around me.
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
I am at 147Photos everywhere on social media but my website 147photos.com is really the best place to get a feeling for my work. There, you will see my wedding and family documentary work as well as have access to my blog and my personal social documentary projects that I am hoping to turn into books in the future.
Contact Info:
- Website: 147Photos.com
- Phone: (858)634-9920
- Email: ad147photos@gmail.com
- Instagram: instagram.com/147Photos
- Facebook: facebook.com/147Photos
- Other: antoinedidiennephoto.com
Image Credit:
All photos taken by Antoine Didienne of 147Photos.
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